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thanks to the latest news about the economy, and jobs in america. we learned today that last month's 203,000 new jobs were created, better than experts predicted. and look at the unemployment rate. down to 7%. and that's the lowest level since president obama took office, the lowest unemployment rate now in five years. >>> on the subject of jobs, our made in america team is back tonight. and thousands of you have already told us, you are in, and ready to buy american made gifts. it's this christmas season. what a gift to give. even just one thing could help create thousands of new jobs right here at home. you are signing up to give american workers a merry christmas, and abc's anchor david muir, captain of the team with us tonight. >> diane, we have reported on clothing right here, asking the simple question is anything made here in america any more. well, tonight not only are these jeans made here, this number right here is about to reveal everything. right down to the farmer, who grew the cotton. this week, our kickoff, made in america december to
thanks to the latest news about the economy, and jobs in america. we learned today that last month's 203,000 new jobs were created, better than experts predicted. and look at the unemployment rate. down to 7%. and that's the lowest level since president obama took office, the lowest unemployment rate now in five years. >>> on the subject of jobs, our made in america team is back tonight. and thousands of you have already told us, you are in, and ready to buy american made gifts. it's...
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now, the "wall street journal" is reporting the sluggish economy, historically low interest rates and tougher regulations have all taken their toll on the sector. the fdic says the decline from a peak of more than 18,000 has come almost entirely from smaller banks. most left the industry between 1984 and 2011 as a result of mergers or failures. the drop comes as total bank deposits have grown to $9.6 trillion this year. >>> well, it turns out, the cloud isn't free, at least not anymore. "the new york times" reports google will announce today pricing plans for companies, big and small, that use its servers for web processing and online data storage. amazon dominates the cloud business with big customers such as netflix, but google has been gaining with a client list that includes the popular social media site snapchat. >>> flat-screen tvs and ipads are nice. brian, i wanted to get back to you to talk about our favorite retail yes, walmart. sorry about that. >> yeah, no, listen, we saw the fights at the walmart on black friday, so -- >> oh, it's amazing. >> the most popular black friday
now, the "wall street journal" is reporting the sluggish economy, historically low interest rates and tougher regulations have all taken their toll on the sector. the fdic says the decline from a peak of more than 18,000 has come almost entirely from smaller banks. most left the industry between 1984 and 2011 as a result of mergers or failures. the drop comes as total bank deposits have grown to $9.6 trillion this year. >>> well, it turns out, the cloud isn't free, at least...
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is it because the sanctions were biting deeply into the economy or from a political perspective the ar art you are genuine in sg a new chapter. >> in iran we have political elections an an popular and popr elections. >> they chose a different path this time around. and that election provided a historic opportunity to us and to the west in order to atry tro address us. you. we are not talking about sanctions. when sanctions started iran had less than 200 centrifuges and the note product has been 1880 centrifuges that has been added to iran's stock of centrifuges so sanctions have utterly failed in that regard. it seems to me that the west is trying to take advantage of the historic opportunity. we have a new government and a different approach to foreign policy. our tenants of foreign policy have not changed we insist on our rice rite an rights and we t negotiate. this can be achieved best through construction gea negotiation. >> first of all, what has happened, nick, since this deal was made and are there signs of how this is going to work? >> yeah, john, i think their initial reaction
is it because the sanctions were biting deeply into the economy or from a political perspective the ar art you are genuine in sg a new chapter. >> in iran we have political elections an an popular and popr elections. >> they chose a different path this time around. and that election provided a historic opportunity to us and to the west in order to atry tro address us. you. we are not talking about sanctions. when sanctions started iran had less than 200 centrifuges and the note...
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but the economy is growing. however almost all of the money that's being made is going to the very rich. since 2009 the income of the top 1% grew by 31%. money is being made, but only for about a million and a half people here. yet for everyone else, 99% of the population, their salaries have barely moved in four years, less than 1%. the richest are taking home the most since the 1920s. why? some suggest years of tax cuts for the wealthy, the growth of the finance and technology companies, led to wall street fat cats and techies. computers and robots have taken a lot of the jobs since the 1970s. the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. president obama has suggested to bump it up to about $10 an hour. one study suggests the minimum wage should be really closer to $22 an hour. overall improvements in the economy are not being felt by most people which concerns the president who worries the american dream of working to a better life may be turning to just that: a dream. >> jonlt, thank you. the struggling economy has som
but the economy is growing. however almost all of the money that's being made is going to the very rich. since 2009 the income of the top 1% grew by 31%. money is being made, but only for about a million and a half people here. yet for everyone else, 99% of the population, their salaries have barely moved in four years, less than 1%. the richest are taking home the most since the 1920s. why? some suggest years of tax cuts for the wealthy, the growth of the finance and technology companies, led...
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i think the economy is not performing the way we would like. real wages have been stagnant in our country for more than a decade. think about that. at the time when the cost of college and a whole host of other things, health care has going up, real wages have been frozen. you're familiar with the budget problem that we face. there is a growing disparity between the haves and have nots in our society and that should concern all of us over time. and all these things are in some ways int related. so if i would pick one thing i would agree with what john had to say. what is our comparative advantage? how do we grow this economy in a very competitive world and in particular how do we empower, not just give but empower our citizens through hard work and thrift and all those sorts of things to enjoy some of the fruits of that growth particularly the third that aren't getting the education, the kids that aren't getting the quality of education that they need to be economically relevant in a competitive global economy. that's what i would focus on. i a
i think the economy is not performing the way we would like. real wages have been stagnant in our country for more than a decade. think about that. at the time when the cost of college and a whole host of other things, health care has going up, real wages have been frozen. you're familiar with the budget problem that we face. there is a growing disparity between the haves and have nots in our society and that should concern all of us over time. and all these things are in some ways int related....
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economy and right now with today's gain, 39th record close of the year. an average that is now on pace for 27% gain year to date. so not too shabby. meanwhile, the budget deadline is nearing and it's looking like any plan to attack the nation's debt is dead on arrival. everytime i have you here, you make a lot of sense. both sides, come on, guy, talk the talk and walk it, and they don't. what's the problem. >> it's interesting. they're actually beginning to hear us. you have a small budget agreement that is looming. >> what do you mean? >> very tiny. but they're understanding they cannot go back to the fiscal crisis. we cannot get ourselves in that position and they're feeling the pressure. >> so if they avoid that but they come through with no broad budget agreement on entitlements and kick that can down the road. for a guy looking at long-term getting our act together, get to to be disconcerting. >> absolutely is. we have to take small steps and hey have to demands of ourselves, not of them, but of our ourselves, don't accept the politics of blame and p
economy and right now with today's gain, 39th record close of the year. an average that is now on pace for 27% gain year to date. so not too shabby. meanwhile, the budget deadline is nearing and it's looking like any plan to attack the nation's debt is dead on arrival. everytime i have you here, you make a lot of sense. both sides, come on, guy, talk the talk and walk it, and they don't. what's the problem. >> it's interesting. they're actually beginning to hear us. you have a small...
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i worked in the space called the sharing economy. i want to pick up on something when we look at shared resources it's not just transportation it's he stind into every sector for services for children and the list goes on. and when we think about sharing assets as opposed to ownership them it's really good for that community building. and mayor lee you were one of the 15 mayors to sign the sharing resolution declaring our support. i'd like to hear our violation. but really around collaboration what does this mean for the government and vavns mechanisms and so forth >> gosh i could talk about the sharing but are other areas like mission bay and the pharmaceutical lavishes like fiber and bayer we did a lot in the infrastructure to visit them in but their you roifls the federal research dollars are a drying up so their innovating. they start thinking sharing we when you going down there today you see those expensive labors that are being shared by two or three pharmaceutical companies that wouldn't talk to each other years ago but they
i worked in the space called the sharing economy. i want to pick up on something when we look at shared resources it's not just transportation it's he stind into every sector for services for children and the list goes on. and when we think about sharing assets as opposed to ownership them it's really good for that community building. and mayor lee you were one of the 15 mayors to sign the sharing resolution declaring our support. i'd like to hear our violation. but really around collaboration...
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. >> is it stuffer at a time when the economy is not robust when the state's in which these cities and counties are located are also feeling a lot of strain, is it tough for put these restructuring deals together? >> the state plays a significant role in the fiscal health of the city. they offer state aid to local governments. that makes up a third of the city revenues. when cities cut back due to their own fiscal pressures local governments experience a lot of fiscal squeeze as well. >> are there fewer good choices when you're finally pushed to make a bankruptcy declaration. >> bankruptcy is a measure of last resort. joining anybody enjoys having to papaying pensioners, or putting cops on the street or fixing potholes and doing things that create vibrant cities. when they declare bankruptcy it is an indication they have got themselves backed in a corner that they cannot get out of. >> pennsylvania is a sizable place with an enormous budget. what got the city there and how did it get out? >> there were two problems. on a regular basis the revenues that the city could generate through t
. >> is it stuffer at a time when the economy is not robust when the state's in which these cities and counties are located are also feeling a lot of strain, is it tough for put these restructuring deals together? >> the state plays a significant role in the fiscal health of the city. they offer state aid to local governments. that makes up a third of the city revenues. when cities cut back due to their own fiscal pressures local governments experience a lot of fiscal squeeze as...
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whether it is economy, jobs, protecting the american people from obama care, we have done our work. >> that is true, speaker boehner, the tsa loose change act is not the only thing you passed. there have been some really, really undercover highlights. for instance h.r. 1071, to specify the size of the precious metal coins for the baseball hall of fame. congress has done a very nice thing for one of their retired colleagues. h.r. 22 89d to rename section 219 c of the internal revenue code of 1986 as the kay bailey spousal ira. there is the free to fish act. a bill to prohibit the corps of engineers to take actions to establish a restricted area of public waters down stream of a dam so people can fish at dams without restriction because of treatment. if you detect sarcasm in my voice, it's because i'm frustrated with house republicans. one of the most insidious aspects of a congress that so habitually underperforms, is begin to underperform in imagining what can happen. but i know why the caged bird sings. in the last eight days, this congress could to do a tremendous amount of good for
whether it is economy, jobs, protecting the american people from obama care, we have done our work. >> that is true, speaker boehner, the tsa loose change act is not the only thing you passed. there have been some really, really undercover highlights. for instance h.r. 1071, to specify the size of the precious metal coins for the baseball hall of fame. congress has done a very nice thing for one of their retired colleagues. h.r. 22 89d to rename section 219 c of the internal revenue code...
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>> janet yellen is looking at a economy that's recovered a little bit. there's no sign of inflation. on the other hand what they're doing right now is extraordinary. i don't think they really felt comfortable doing these extraordinary things the and they'd like to stop doing them as soon as they can. >> we know in washington the two sides of the aisle have not had many things that they have had in common. it looks like we could get some sort of a small budget deal. if you have murray on one side and paul ryan, the congressman. if the two of them can come up with something, even if it's a small deal, what would that do to economic growth in the first half of next year? >> certainty is never good for the economy. uncertainty driven by policy. it's certainly not good for the economy. i feel quite good that murray and ryan are on this. two serious legislatures. they want to come to a deal. it's not going to be a grand bargain. we're not going to see the fundamental restructuring that we need to see. that can will be kicked down the road as it has been. even
>> janet yellen is looking at a economy that's recovered a little bit. there's no sign of inflation. on the other hand what they're doing right now is extraordinary. i don't think they really felt comfortable doing these extraordinary things the and they'd like to stop doing them as soon as they can. >> we know in washington the two sides of the aisle have not had many things that they have had in common. it looks like we could get some sort of a small budget deal. if you have...
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it will actually harm our economy. unemployment insurance is one of the most effective ways there is to boost our economy. when people have money to spend on basic necessities, that means more customers for our businesses and ultimately more jobs. >> the republicans are focusing on obama care. >> families who work hard and play by the rules deserve some basic choices, fairness and relief. that's why the house has passed legislation to delay the individual mandate for all americans and let you keep the plan you like. these proposals are among the dozens of jobs bill awaiting action in the democratic-run senate. >>> good news on the jobs front. 203,000 jobs were added in november, and the unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low of 7%. kristen welker, good saturday morning to you. what's the white house's take on the latest numbers? >> alex, good morning to you. the white house certainly touting the fact that the unemployment rate at its lowest level in five years. also highlighting the fact that a lot of this job gr
it will actually harm our economy. unemployment insurance is one of the most effective ways there is to boost our economy. when people have money to spend on basic necessities, that means more customers for our businesses and ultimately more jobs. >> the republicans are focusing on obama care. >> families who work hard and play by the rules deserve some basic choices, fairness and relief. that's why the house has passed legislation to delay the individual mandate for all americans...
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is not unique to america's market economy across the developed world that inequality has increased. so you may have seen just last week the pope himself spoke. about this at eloquent length how going to be he wrote that it's not a news item when an elderly homeless person does but suppose you are but it is news when the stock market loses two points so what do you think. why why should it be news when the stock market drops two points but the fact that you know forty forty thousand people in the united states every year die from lack of health health care for example adam smith a brilliant economist and minister whose book theory of moral sentiments should be read long before explains in the book the senate moral sentiments ups or another what the basis in this book that he wrote on the right of the theory of bill explains that when an earthquake kills ten thousand people in china we don't feel it and we're not as impacted the way we are when one of our neighbors has a break a leg or falls it's just every ality of how humans work that's no indictment on any particular economic syste
is not unique to america's market economy across the developed world that inequality has increased. so you may have seen just last week the pope himself spoke. about this at eloquent length how going to be he wrote that it's not a news item when an elderly homeless person does but suppose you are but it is news when the stock market loses two points so what do you think. why why should it be news when the stock market drops two points but the fact that you know forty forty thousand people in...
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our economy was shrinking. credit was frozen, our auto industry was sliding towards the abyss and millions of americans were losing their homes. to make matters worse to contain the damage and keep our economy from melting, the american taxpayers were forced to provide extraordinary assistance to financial institutions and other companies many of which have taken risks attributed to the economic crises. the president faced an economy teetering on the edge in response, he quickly moved to put out the financial fires, restore growth and get people back to work. he was determined to make sure a financial crisis like this never happens again. this effort produced the most comprehensive over hall of our financial system since the great depression. bringing our financial system into the 21st century and creating tools to create a ever changing market institutions. these reforms created the strongest new financial safeguards for co'sumer and investors in nearly a century. in the matáer of law, they state clearly no f
our economy was shrinking. credit was frozen, our auto industry was sliding towards the abyss and millions of americans were losing their homes. to make matters worse to contain the damage and keep our economy from melting, the american taxpayers were forced to provide extraordinary assistance to financial institutions and other companies many of which have taken risks attributed to the economic crises. the president faced an economy teetering on the edge in response, he quickly moved to put...
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this is serious for the local economy. it will be a disaster in years to come as we see this thing go. that's the reason we are continuing to stand with detroit, and we'll stand up and fight back. we'll file the appeal and file it all the way to the supreme court. >> you think bankruptcy is a make. what is the alternative. >> we don't just think it's a mistake. we think it is illegal. first and foremost we have to understand that emergency management itself - we have two lawsuits filed, national action network, filed a law sued a few months ago. we repealed public at four, the emergency manager legislation. the governor came back with the same legislation, attached it to some money so it couldn't be repealed again, made it repeal proof. we feel the city of detroit never went into bankruptcy. you have to think about it like this: this mayor did not lead us into the bankruptcy. the city council never voted for bankruptcy. we feel it is illegal. on the other end of this the state and the city put $400 million together to buil
this is serious for the local economy. it will be a disaster in years to come as we see this thing go. that's the reason we are continuing to stand with detroit, and we'll stand up and fight back. we'll file the appeal and file it all the way to the supreme court. >> you think bankruptcy is a make. what is the alternative. >> we don't just think it's a mistake. we think it is illegal. first and foremost we have to understand that emergency management itself - we have two lawsuits...
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but the economy is certainly better today than it was in 2009, so -- >> i want to put dollars and cents to this. this is the difference in the cbo projected savings. they're projects $222 billion in a year from medicare and medicaid from this slowing of health care costs. the sequester is $87.9, and the cuts to food stamps is $23.8 billion. >> i have been on twitter all day about this, they can't find a single positive thing to say about the law. literally it could bring people's health care costs down to zero, they could cure cancer, and conservatives would be shouting from the rooftops that it's a disaster. i think this california thing is hysterical. in part because it's the sort of natural conclusion of the republican panic about this. they vote in mass against the law even though it originated in republican ideas. they vote to try to repeal it unsuccessfully. the website they think will sink it, and then they just throw toilet paper at it. >> and in the absence of a website that wasn't malfunctioning, they created their own website to malfunction, right? they weren't served a gift
but the economy is certainly better today than it was in 2009, so -- >> i want to put dollars and cents to this. this is the difference in the cbo projected savings. they're projects $222 billion in a year from medicare and medicaid from this slowing of health care costs. the sequester is $87.9, and the cuts to food stamps is $23.8 billion. >> i have been on twitter all day about this, they can't find a single positive thing to say about the law. literally it could bring people's...
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this is fascism, an economy that's supposedly privately owned but in reality, completely controlled, manipulated and as michelle said subsidized by government. we have billions of taxpayer dollars going tohose -- i thought they were evil. they were supposedly evil. >> they are. >> the insurance companies to offset their losses, to share in their profits, subsidies for them and the unions get a free pass. this is obama's animal farm. >> when we were researching the story we pulled up that video tape of president obama and guess how he ended that sentence again, period. no more taxpayer funded bailouts, period. michelle, help me out here. >> what bothers me is that it seems every morning when we wake up there is a new fix to the law or we learn about this little known provision that they snuck in. this is providing this president with a blank check to the u.s. treasury for him to basically save him from the mess that he's in that day. every day there is something new. why not scrap the entire thing and start over again? >> there should be a fix when it's necessary. that's how effective
this is fascism, an economy that's supposedly privately owned but in reality, completely controlled, manipulated and as michelle said subsidized by government. we have billions of taxpayer dollars going tohose -- i thought they were evil. they were supposedly evil. >> they are. >> the insurance companies to offset their losses, to share in their profits, subsidies for them and the unions get a free pass. this is obama's animal farm. >> when we were researching the story we...
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. >> opal pried fueling what people hope becomes a revving economy andheir hometown. >> what about arriving that on a thursday?- daylight dachshund daylight thursday? thursday?ike time lapse.he but onw will be pleasant the cloudy side through the region tomorrow afternoon. lily perr sent in by en. a gorgeous pictures shared on our facebook page. we are in the 40's now with on unset. the winds light out of the southeast. that will be the mechanism to warm us up even more in the next couple of days. this is 56 and 41. 51 and 36 the averages just a year ago today. the record high as 71 at reagan national airport, not quite there today. chilly in the northeast but mild to the south and carolina center the mid-south. far enough west and did west, it is beyond cold. that airmass will chill and deepen and move eastward and sooner or later, we will have to deal with very cold temperatures again but not right yet. we will see the mild temperatures tomorrow and then a push of warm air ahead of the cold front wishing us into the middle 60's on thursday. and dragging in the cold front slowly moving acr
. >> opal pried fueling what people hope becomes a revving economy andheir hometown. >> what about arriving that on a thursday?- daylight dachshund daylight thursday? thursday?ike time lapse.he but onw will be pleasant the cloudy side through the region tomorrow afternoon. lily perr sent in by en. a gorgeous pictures shared on our facebook page. we are in the 40's now with on unset. the winds light out of the southeast. that will be the mechanism to warm us up even more in the next...
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is this simply because the economy has been improving and consumer spending is amped up? > >that is certainly part of it. as we probably all know, the story since the recession has been that the high end has recovered very well and that discounters have recovered very well. and that is particularly true in malls. the big fortress high end malls. they've gotten a lot of high end tenants. people are willing to spend again and that's certainly making them experience a kind of nice resurgence. > >what metrics do you look at? how much of the growth are they seeing? > >the real concrete ones that we can look at are the 9 biggest publicly traded mall reits. > >real estate investment trusts that own malls. > >exactly. the big mall owners in the country. they have to report their occupancy. and the average occupancy of the 9 largest ones currently stands at 93 percent which is nearly an all time high. some of them are as high 99% leased which is pretty remarkable. > >and foot traffic too? spending? those are all on the up and up? > >well there is a catch---so foot traffic is actua
is this simply because the economy has been improving and consumer spending is amped up? > >that is certainly part of it. as we probably all know, the story since the recession has been that the high end has recovered very well and that discounters have recovered very well. and that is particularly true in malls. the big fortress high end malls. they've gotten a lot of high end tenants. people are willing to spend again and that's certainly making them experience a kind of nice...
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that the economy is improving, 39% believe the country is still in a downturn. and then when you break it apart by age. >> right. >> 34% of people under 50 say we're still headed in a downturn. 45% of people over 50 say we're headed in a downturn. let's start with you, amy. why are people not feeling these good numbers? and why are older americans feeling them worse? i mean, why is it a worse experience for them? >> the generational question is an interesting one, when you consider that young people have been having such a tough time finding jobs in an anemic job market for the past five years. but as to why so many americans feel like the economy is going in the wrong direction is because of five years of experience. now, while these numbers should make us cautiously optimistic, gdp growth was 3.6%, but that's still very slow. we've had one of the slowest, worst economic recoveries in american history, and i think people are really feeling that, and i think maria couldwell. the economic uncertainty, if you're 50, you're thinking about the retirement, what will
that the economy is improving, 39% believe the country is still in a downturn. and then when you break it apart by age. >> right. >> 34% of people under 50 say we're still headed in a downturn. 45% of people over 50 say we're headed in a downturn. let's start with you, amy. why are people not feeling these good numbers? and why are older americans feeling them worse? i mean, why is it a worse experience for them? >> the generational question is an interesting one, when you...
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the economy is not performing we would like. real wages have been stagnant in our country for more than a decade. think about that. at the time when the cost of college and a whole host of health care is going up substantially. real wages have been frozen. you're all familiar with the budget problems that we face. there's a growing disparity have-nots haves and in our society. and that should concern all of us over time. allf these things are in some the interrelated with question of economic growth. if i had to pick one thing, i would agree with what john had to say. what's the comparative advantage. how do we grow this economy in a competitive world. in particular, how do we empower, again, not just give, citizens through hardwork and thrift and all those things to enjoy the fruits of the growth, particularly the third that aren't getting the education. the kids, let's say, that aren't quality of education we need to be economically an innovative global economy. that's what i would focus on. more ect you're a little concerned
the economy is not performing we would like. real wages have been stagnant in our country for more than a decade. think about that. at the time when the cost of college and a whole host of health care is going up substantially. real wages have been frozen. you're all familiar with the budget problems that we face. there's a growing disparity have-nots haves and in our society. and that should concern all of us over time. allf these things are in some the interrelated with question of economic...
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the pell grant program is a lifeline for the economy. for african-american and latino students, education is the only steppingstone out of poverty. there are very few dollars to inherit from the family trust. there are very few african- americans and latinos that can save enough to send their children to college so the pell grant is key. we need more students to undertake higher education in order to close the skill gap and boost nativity. but so many families are struggling to cover rising costs. thee some exaggerate funding gap with regard to pell, the fact is the program has been cut by more than $50 billion and is projected to remain stable. know theortant to growth and pell grant costs has number ofo the eligible students in this time of high unemployment. not due to policy change. what this says to me is we can reduce the cost of the pell grant program by getting americans working again. once we can get americans working again, we will have fewer enrollees and fewer families requiring assistance. this congress has to turn back to i
the pell grant program is a lifeline for the economy. for african-american and latino students, education is the only steppingstone out of poverty. there are very few dollars to inherit from the family trust. there are very few african- americans and latinos that can save enough to send their children to college so the pell grant is key. we need more students to undertake higher education in order to close the skill gap and boost nativity. but so many families are struggling to cover rising...
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the economy expanding menu opened the doors to women with enthusiasm may bring the country. i'm not that the mention of growth. you've got to sit down and his hero and i knew no english eighteen teams and it seems the distance may seem an unlikely match here in japan it's proving to be a winning combination. elderly enjoy getting into t mean i get the offense and scoring points when it comes to health. elderly people getting doing so is the workout. do you believe the gop. and. in trade since you to texas to use movements every tuesday and the enemy the bamboo groves. here's reach their goal the game still grates with that. it was due to recent homes use this team. he was eighth in video games. i interrupt exercising in twenty ten zero the game creator. he lead to months of research is computer graphics design excuse to university. get the video games have an addictive element to it we can effectively incorporate that into the exercises totally people can stop the duties of a physical workouts they might otherwise avoid. the game records each clears results in the cart and t
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and stifling the economy. you know how i feel about this administration. they have done more to slow things down and want to kill the jobs in any administration that i could think of in my lifetime. neil: you are one of the early ones that were saying that there is an iceberg ahead. but the group on the titanic wasn't listening. thank you, good seeing you again. >> you'd think with all of these small banks, that would be as bad as things could get. but it is a lot more. hi mark health insurance agency, a tearful, needing some saving. where do you stand on its? and we try to resurrect this and is it working? >> i cannot say whether it's working or not. we are not paying attention to that. but what we are trying to do is get people enrolled. what i can tell you is that enrollment is sluggish and it's underwhelming and after two months, as of the end of november, we have had about 7500 enrollments. >> total since this whole thinking to be? >> yes, that's right. >> it picked up here in the last few days. we will s
and stifling the economy. you know how i feel about this administration. they have done more to slow things down and want to kill the jobs in any administration that i could think of in my lifetime. neil: you are one of the early ones that were saying that there is an iceberg ahead. but the group on the titanic wasn't listening. thank you, good seeing you again. >> you'd think with all of these small banks, that would be as bad as things could get. but it is a lot more. hi mark health...
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many analysts now talk about mexico as the next tiger economy, or leopard economy, because there are no tigers in mexico. economic principle tells us that free trade or at least freer trade will mean lower consumer prices and in the long-term, job security and a stable, competitive economy. but in the real world, the short-term world, all of us and our elected officials find it hard to turn away from the plight of those whose jobs are threatened by competition from abroad, no matter how fair that competition. for "economics usa" this is david schoumacher. annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ gold was the standard agait which most of the world valued its currency. why would the united states break from the gold standard in 1933? in 1944, world leaders designed a blueprint for a new international monetary order, a plan dependent upon the strength of the american dollar. what led to the collapse of the heralded bretton woods agreements?
many analysts now talk about mexico as the next tiger economy, or leopard economy, because there are no tigers in mexico. economic principle tells us that free trade or at least freer trade will mean lower consumer prices and in the long-term, job security and a stable, competitive economy. but in the real world, the short-term world, all of us and our elected officials find it hard to turn away from the plight of those whose jobs are threatened by competition from abroad, no matter how fair...
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we will discuss the trade in the transactions to watch and its affect on the economy. that is coming up tonight. hope to see you then. by midnight tonight, members of congress need to enroll in the health care plan under the affordable care act. or they risk losing their government subsidy. us now fromly joins washington. lawmakers, are they having any problems signing up for health care? like every day, they are facing technical glitches. some sticker shock as well as they plan to drop their federal health care plan and sign up for the obama health care law. they have to beat some of their own cooking. they have to experience what their constituents are dealing with. the reality is, they have more options. 112 gold level planned by four different insurers. the government picks up about 75% of their premiums. the onlineet to use exchange, not the troubled healthcare.gov. john bane are signed up for an individual plan. his office that it took them several hours and he does not really like the end result. a new $800 a month premium went to factor in his wife's medicare.
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economy. yes, the economic figures were good, claims for jobs were down, but what worries investors quantitative easing might be backed off, they get nervous. good figures, dow goes down. >> call your investor today. >> someone who knows about these, zain asher at the new york stock exchange. you've been watching a train of wealthy chinese people buying up real estate. >> absolutely. so, yeah, chinese nationals buying up american real estate. 18% of all new home purchases made by foreigners came from chinese nationals. part of the reason, economic growth rates in china. know they've slowed in recent years, they are still impressive by world standards. last year 7.8%, china's the world's second largest economy look at the exchange rates, chinese yuan strengthening, chinese can get more for their money when they inrest in the united states. 70% of chinese nationals that invest in american homes make all cash purchases and not only that, they're buying more expense everybody properties. they're s
economy. yes, the economic figures were good, claims for jobs were down, but what worries investors quantitative easing might be backed off, they get nervous. good figures, dow goes down. >> call your investor today. >> someone who knows about these, zain asher at the new york stock exchange. you've been watching a train of wealthy chinese people buying up real estate. >> absolutely. so, yeah, chinese nationals buying up american real estate. 18% of all new home purchases made...
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overall, these trends are encouraging news for families and our economy. they feel more secure in their own budgets. as you know, businesses in the united states have created more than 8 million new jobs. which is a perfect segue to something i just wanted to note. today, information that was released earlier this morning is jobs data and figures on job creation in november. i think it is worth noting when you look at this graph, not only was the economy in freefall, job loss was terrible at the end of 2008 and early 2009 when president obama took office, and not only has the trajectory been consistently in the right direction, if you will note when we first began positive job creation in the wake of the great recession, it was right around when the affordable care act past. this is obviously not a direct correlation. but we are moving the right direction. the information i cited in the beginning about the positive effects of the affordable care act for reduce in growth in health-care costs combined with the steady job creation we have seen for so many mon
overall, these trends are encouraging news for families and our economy. they feel more secure in their own budgets. as you know, businesses in the united states have created more than 8 million new jobs. which is a perfect segue to something i just wanted to note. today, information that was released earlier this morning is jobs data and figures on job creation in november. i think it is worth noting when you look at this graph, not only was the economy in freefall, job loss was terrible at...
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all of this means the economy slows. the impact on the -- over obamacare on the economy is negative. it's not a plus. it's not an economic plus. it is a negative. >> you believe it's more than just a broken web site. >> well, 80% of people were satisfied with their health care before we obamacare. that's not a broken system. >> stu, bob, thank you for watching the speech with us and your analysis today. have a great one. >> incredible new video of an ocean rescue after a man was trapped for days underwater. that's coming up. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. >>> fox newsletter now. an incredible new video of an ocean rescue after man was trapped for days, underwater. trace gallagher is live in our west coast news room with this story. how could that be? >> reporter: at it amazing when you think about it. this boat was upside-down in 100 feet of water. the only reason the dive team went down was to recover. th
all of this means the economy slows. the impact on the -- over obamacare on the economy is negative. it's not a plus. it's not an economic plus. it is a negative. >> you believe it's more than just a broken web site. >> well, 80% of people were satisfied with their health care before we obamacare. that's not a broken system. >> stu, bob, thank you for watching the speech with us and your analysis today. have a great one. >> incredible new video of an ocean rescue after a...
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has dwindled to the lowest levels since the great depression low interest rates a sluggish economy and regulations have all taken their toll on the banking sector now the decline in banking numbers has come entirely in the form of big exiting banks with less than one hundred million dollars in assets left on their books and the bulk of those departures occurred between one thousand nine hundred four and two thousand and eleven now f.d.i.c data shows that more than ten thousand banks left the industry during this period as the result of mergers and consolidations while about seventeen percent of the banks collapsed all together now the number of federally insured institutions nationwide shrank to six thousand eight hundred ninety one in the third quarter now that's falling below the seven thousand number that it was for the first time since the federal regulation began keeping track in one nine hundred thirty four it's a long time now the number of physical bank branches in the u.s. is also shrinking from the end of two thousand and nine through june thirtieth of this year the total num
has dwindled to the lowest levels since the great depression low interest rates a sluggish economy and regulations have all taken their toll on the banking sector now the decline in banking numbers has come entirely in the form of big exiting banks with less than one hundred million dollars in assets left on their books and the bulk of those departures occurred between one thousand nine hundred four and two thousand and eleven now f.d.i.c data shows that more than ten thousand banks left the...
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all of the things that we are not doing for our economy. the missing stimulus money, where is all about? the billions and trillions that we are spending on education and not having any effect. in government isn't working. but we don't entrust how to be in a in a new economic society and that scott said, this has been going on for decades. gerri: to your point, income inequality is growing. 1992, the share of income by the top 5% in 2002, comparing and contrasting. that is not a big change. >> i think that the preponderance of evidence is that income is at the top half versus everyone else over the last two decades. whether that's a problem or not, it is completely unclear when you actually read all of the research that is done on it. and the other point i would make is that within the bottom 80%, the vast majority of the american population, income inequality has grown since the 1980s and in a lot of ways, that is the part that maybe we would be worried about. >> let's talk about one thing that has changed. after the 50s and 60s, when we ha
all of the things that we are not doing for our economy. the missing stimulus money, where is all about? the billions and trillions that we are spending on education and not having any effect. in government isn't working. but we don't entrust how to be in a in a new economic society and that scott said, this has been going on for decades. gerri: to your point, income inequality is growing. 1992, the share of income by the top 5% in 2002, comparing and contrasting. that is not a big change....
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has hurt public confidence in this president, and public confidence has also dropped as far as the economy is concerned. the president has a major economic speech tomorrow. tell us about it. >> reporter: well, first of all one of the things that drove the president over the three weeks, democrats on capitol hill, excuse the expression, they're freaking out. the polls came out of nowhere to upset everybody, why? because he changed his focus to the shortcomings of the website and the issues of obamacare at large. but the president tomorrow will weave all that have in, the affordable care act, into a larger theme that he has been talking about for quite some time and he hit it in the state of the union just this year, and that is income disparity in the united states. he'll focus on that as the problem. we're very familiar with the statistics, the income of the upper 1% in the country tripled over the last 20 to 3503 years meanwhile the middle class saw their income grow at a snail's pace of 1% over that same time period. he'll talk about minimum wage. he'll look forward to it rise to $9. in
has hurt public confidence in this president, and public confidence has also dropped as far as the economy is concerned. the president has a major economic speech tomorrow. tell us about it. >> reporter: well, first of all one of the things that drove the president over the three weeks, democrats on capitol hill, excuse the expression, they're freaking out. the polls came out of nowhere to upset everybody, why? because he changed his focus to the shortcomings of the website and the issues...
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. >> reporter: the economy is in the doldrums. the opposition feels it's irresponsible to keep kiev's wagon hitched to moscow but the didn't get a no-confidence vote today in parliament, though the opposition made its feelings toward the government clear. >> translator: you westernly together with them are responsible for the children's blood ni blood in the end comprehensive square. >> reporter: it has been a decade of political turmoil for what was once one of the most powerful soviet republics. a fraudulent election in 2004, an orange revolution, a form prime minister going to jail for abuse of power and now a once-disgraced politician back and fighting for his survival. all of this clearly keeping the country from achieving the post-soviet prosperity it so desires. brett? >> amy, thanks. >>> house lawmakers looking into last year's terror attacks in benghazi heard from two more cia employees today. a source tells fox news the two said by the time they arrived from tripoli, state department workers were going into shock and cry
. >> reporter: the economy is in the doldrums. the opposition feels it's irresponsible to keep kiev's wagon hitched to moscow but the didn't get a no-confidence vote today in parliament, though the opposition made its feelings toward the government clear. >> translator: you westernly together with them are responsible for the children's blood ni blood in the end comprehensive square. >> reporter: it has been a decade of political turmoil for what was once one of the most...
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." >>> a possible tipping point for the economy. 203,000 jobs created last month. but as low-wage workers take to the streets it looking more like one america with two economies. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." america on track to create nearby 2.3 million jobs this year. but the quality of those jobs could spark the beginning of a 21st century labor movement. fast food workers protesting in 100 cities across the country this week. they're calling for a living wage, $15 an hour. they are not alone in their call for better pay. >> we know there are airport workers and fast food workers and nurse assistants and retail salespeople who work their tails off and are still living at or barely above poverty. >> the president has called for raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. he also supports a bill in congress to raise it to $10.10 but fast foods workers say $15 an hour the living wage they need. the question, a living wage, who pies? could raising the minimum wage ultimately hurt the very worker rs it's meant to help? it's all in the eye of the beholder. f
." >>> a possible tipping point for the economy. 203,000 jobs created last month. but as low-wage workers take to the streets it looking more like one america with two economies. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." america on track to create nearby 2.3 million jobs this year. but the quality of those jobs could spark the beginning of a 21st century labor movement. fast food workers protesting in 100 cities across the country this week. they're calling for a...
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has dwindled to the lowest levels since the great depression low interest rates a sluggish economy and heightened regulations have all taken their toll on the banking sector now the decline in banking numbers has come entirely in the form of big exiting banks with less than one hundred million dollars in assets left on their books and the bulk of those departures occurred between one thousand nine hundred four and two thousand and eleven now f.d.i.c data shows that more than ten thousand banks left the industry during this period as the result of mergers and consolidations while about seventeen percent of the banks collapse all together now the number of federally insured institutions nationwide shrank to six thousand eight hundred ninety one in the third quarter now that's falling below the seven thousand number that it was for the first time since the federal regulation began keeping track in one nine hundred thirty four it's a long time now the number of physical bank branches in the u.s. is also shrinking from the end of two thousand and nine through june thirtieth of this year the
has dwindled to the lowest levels since the great depression low interest rates a sluggish economy and heightened regulations have all taken their toll on the banking sector now the decline in banking numbers has come entirely in the form of big exiting banks with less than one hundred million dollars in assets left on their books and the bulk of those departures occurred between one thousand nine hundred four and two thousand and eleven now f.d.i.c data shows that more than ten thousand banks...
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america's economy, what about this great? this seems to be contrary you would think that renewable energy would save energy but the opposite seems to be true. >> yes, the problem is that renewable energy, wind and solar, it is more expensive an right now they are producing about 5% of our electricity. well as coal reduces about 40%. natural gas and oil produces a substantial amount also. so here the government is trying to get us to switch to a more expensive fuel and at the same time, one that is difficult to store with wind and solar. gerri: we know it is more expensive, we are paying for them and the taxpayers are paying for all of this, either through tax breaks or the green energy companies or other kinds of write-offs. but at the end of the day, why can the grid not handle it? what is a technil issue? >> it is difficult. they turn and they create energy, it is difficult to get that energy over to the coast and we generate a lot of wind energy in the country. and it's difficult to get overlooked where it's needed. and on
america's economy, what about this great? this seems to be contrary you would think that renewable energy would save energy but the opposite seems to be true. >> yes, the problem is that renewable energy, wind and solar, it is more expensive an right now they are producing about 5% of our electricity. well as coal reduces about 40%. natural gas and oil produces a substantial amount also. so here the government is trying to get us to switch to a more expensive fuel and at the same time,...
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but as low-wage workers take to the streets it looking more like one america with two economies. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." america on track to create nearby 2.3 million jobs this year. but the quality of those jobs could spark the beginning of a 21st century labor movement. fast food workers protesting in 100 cities across the country this week. they're calling for a living wage, $15 an hour. they are not alone in their call for better pay.
but as low-wage workers take to the streets it looking more like one america with two economies. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." america on track to create nearby 2.3 million jobs this year. but the quality of those jobs could spark the beginning of a 21st century labor movement. fast food workers protesting in 100 cities across the country this week. they're calling for a living wage, $15 an hour. they are not alone in their call for better pay.
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we're going to make it for so many people hurting this economy. we're filled with taxes. we have tolls, we have property taxes -- >> it's not enough. what he's saying to me, it's not enough. >> every day, i pay 12 bucks to cross the george washington bridge. >> how would you know? did you see what your limo driver -- i read it in a newspaper. >> got you. >> you're not counting all the billions, tens of billions of dollars state and city bonds issue every year to build inf infrastructure. >> very good point. >> you didn't bring up the fact that we've been talking about an infrastructure prices for the last 30 years. >> yes, i did, you just saw a clip of the interview. i think you're very judgmental. that certainly came up. >> you're all out of your mind. the federal gas tax -- let's talk about one tax. the federal gas tax. it goes to the highway trust fund. it hasn't gone up in 20 years. but the cost of road repair and road construction has gone up 55%. >> you don't think a lot more people would drive? >> i think that the gas tax -- >> you think just because it hasn't been
we're going to make it for so many people hurting this economy. we're filled with taxes. we have tolls, we have property taxes -- >> it's not enough. what he's saying to me, it's not enough. >> every day, i pay 12 bucks to cross the george washington bridge. >> how would you know? did you see what your limo driver -- i read it in a newspaper. >> got you. >> you're not counting all the billions, tens of billions of dollars state and city bonds issue every year to...
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economy i think was the u.k. guilt because in the march budget ten year gilts were trading at one point eight percent with the autumn statement it's now at two point nine two percent so let's look at some of the lies that he had to tell in order to make the economy here look better well workers' overall pay has not fallen insists george osborne george osborne is to claim that workers overall pay has not fallen despite official figures showing that the wages of middle income families have dropped by five thousand pounds over the past five years so that's a drop of six point four percent according to the office of national statistics george osborne is saying those are a lie he's going to come out with his own report to show that in fact those numbers are deceptive yeah george osborne is thought so much a clown as he is one of these french mind and but he speaks which is kind of interesting for a mind he's more of a friend of mine it's a pentagon show and he believes these numbers do not tell the truth these are all
economy i think was the u.k. guilt because in the march budget ten year gilts were trading at one point eight percent with the autumn statement it's now at two point nine two percent so let's look at some of the lies that he had to tell in order to make the economy here look better well workers' overall pay has not fallen insists george osborne george osborne is to claim that workers overall pay has not fallen despite official figures showing that the wages of middle income families have...
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blame it on a new bach of positive reports on jobs, housing and the upbeat survey on the economy. the take away for investors, the fed will taper back stimulus plans and that might not be good for the markets. all this comes just two days before the release of the monthly jobs report. a key data point for central bank policy makers. it's no wonder stock averages between gains and losses and finally ending mostly in the red for the day. the dow lost 25 but down as much as 125 earlier in the day and the nasdaq edged up a fraction and s&p fell two points. the same concerns about the fed's next move sent the yield on the benchmark treasury note above 2.8%, the highest since september. >> how does the federal reserve see the economy right now as it prepares for the next policy meeting next month? steve liesman looks at the beige book survey and what that, along with this friday's november jobs report, could mean for the future of its stimulus program. >> reporter: some strong employment data today raising prospects for better job growth and less stimulus. adp in a much followed monthly
blame it on a new bach of positive reports on jobs, housing and the upbeat survey on the economy. the take away for investors, the fed will taper back stimulus plans and that might not be good for the markets. all this comes just two days before the release of the monthly jobs report. a key data point for central bank policy makers. it's no wonder stock averages between gains and losses and finally ending mostly in the red for the day. the dow lost 25 but down as much as 125 earlier in the day...
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. >>> america's health care overhaul, terror threats and the economy. the issues that matter most are on the line. that's why more americans watch fox news channel, fair and balanced. >>> you know, finally i guess fitting with this show's theme today, a headline that caught my eye in today's "new york times." underachieving congress appears in no hurry to change things now. the story goes on to bemoan the republican house in particular that has two weeks left before -- and i quote from the "times" -- likely to interinto the congressional record book for underachievement. no bills, no laws, no time and now out of time. that was their thing. they did not do. they did not spend. they're underachieving because they're preventing the wheels of government itself from moving. and it got me thinking. it happens now and then. since when is underachieving defined by underdelivering on spending or legislating or new laws or new mandates or new rules or regulations or decrees from washington? since when are these the things by which we judge the accomplishments of
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is there a connection between rebound in the economy and the healthcare act? >> the link is tha this law all thetually for attention to it now is more than three years old, that, you know, jobs growth, you might say, despite the affordable care act, despite the predictions from republicans and its other opponents that this killer, theob consistent description for it, and jay carney opened up his houseng at the white today by suggesting that the eachgrowth consecutively month have coincided with the time period in fact the affordable care act has been on the books. gwen: is that plausible? >> no. the one case they do have is that there are fewer people part-time involuntarily and that was supposed to be something that was going to happen because of the affordable care act. it looks like the shutdown and all that furor didn't really stop the economy. gwen: the word they've been using instead is because the resilient is why it's happened. that's the good news part of it goes so far because just under the surface, there was a lot of evidence of uncertainty. headed
is there a connection between rebound in the economy and the healthcare act? >> the link is tha this law all thetually for attention to it now is more than three years old, that, you know, jobs growth, you might say, despite the affordable care act, despite the predictions from republicans and its other opponents that this killer, theob consistent description for it, and jay carney opened up his houseng at the white today by suggesting that the eachgrowth consecutively month have...